Nashville SC 4-0 Sporting KC: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Nashville SC won it

The opening goal came in the 10th minute: Hany Mukhtar for Nashville SC, set up by Andy Nájar. Sam Surridge made it 2-0 to Nashville SC in the 17th minute, set up by Hany Mukhtar. Andy Nájar made it 3-0 to Nashville SC in the 29th minute, set up by Cristian Espinoza. Warren Madrigal from the penalty spot made it 4-0 to Nashville SC in the 90th minute (+5).

It was 3-0 at half-time.

Nashville SC: B. Callaghan II, 4-2-3-1 · Sporting KC: R. Wicky, 4-4-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.67 for Nashville SC and 3.97 for Sporting KC.

Nashville SC scored about 3.3 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Sporting KC left about 4.0 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Sporting KC created the better chances, 3.97 xG to 0.67, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Nashville SC had 11 shots on target, Sporting KC 1.

Sporting KC's goalkeeper made 6 saves.

Sporting KC had 51% of the ball, but Nashville SC took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Nashville SC came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 2.1 and conceding 0.7 a match, with 1.67 expected goals for and 1.23 against, and had won 68% of their matches.

Sporting KC came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.5 a match, with 1.18 expected goals for and 1.83 against, and had won 19% of their matches.

Nashville SC vs Sporting KC: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), rated 8.7 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.

Nashville SC

• Hany Mukhtar 8.7 1 goal, 1 assist
• Andy Nájar 8.0 1 goal, 1 assist
• Cristian Espinoza 7.6 1 assist
• Elias Saad 7.5
• Sam Surridge 7.4 1 goal

Sporting KC

• Stefan Cleveland 6.9
• Taylor Calheira 6.8
• Jacob Bartlett 6.8
• Rubén Ramos 6.8
• Calvin Harris 6.7

The lowest-rated starter was Ian Alexander James at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Nashville SC: Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
• Sporting KC: Minnesota United vs Sporting KC Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Nashville SC vs Sporting KC

What was the score in Nashville SC vs Sporting KC?

Nashville SC 4-0 Sporting KC (half-time 3-0), MLS, Thursday 15 October 2026.

Who scored in Nashville SC vs Sporting KC?

Hany Mukhtar 10', Sam Surridge 17', Andy Nájar 29', Warren Madrigal 90+5'.

Did Moneyball predict Nashville SC vs Sporting KC correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Nashville SC vs Sporting KC?

Hany Mukhtar, rated 8.7 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Nashville SC vs Sporting KC?

J. Encarnación.